Regional Engagement & Campaigns Lead

Greens; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

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Job summary

The Scottish Green Group is seeking a capable Office role to lead Kate Nevens MSP’s regional engagement, campaigns and community outreach across Edinburgh and Lothians East. You will shape local priorities into parliamentary work and support casework while line-managing the team’s Caseworker and overseeing the Engagement budget.

You’ll build relationships with community groups, organise meetings and events, and drive regional communications across press, newsletters and social content.

Qualifications

• Track record of partnering with diverse stakeholders and community groups.
• Experience leading local campaigns and engagement projects.
• Experience delivering traditional and digital communications to varied audiences.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with high-quality public-facing content.
• Strong political awareness of Scottish landscape and regional issues.
• Empathic communication with constituents and stakeholders; collaborative mindset.
• Experience in community organising and supporting vulnerable individuals.
• Understanding of participatory/anti-oppression approaches and trauma-informed practice.
• Experience with videography/photography is desirable.
• Experience in line managing staff or developing colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of Kate's regional engagement strategy for Edinburgh and Lothians East.
• Build relationships with community groups, organise meetings and events, and support surgeries.
• Work with regional colleagues to translate local issues into parliamentary activity.
• Draft parliamentary questions, motions, letters, speeches and briefings as needed.
• Deliver a small number of focused regional campaigns related to the portfolio.
• Lead regional communications, including press releases, social media, newsletters.
• Provide line management to the Caseworker and support complex casework inquiries.
• Support administration, GDPR compliance and engagement record-keeping, including budget oversight.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Campaign leadership

Community outreach

Communications

Line management

Budget management

Events coordination

GDPR/data protection

Policy awareness

Collaboration

Tools

MS Office / Google Workspace

Social media management

Job description

The Scottish Green Group is seeking a capable Office role to lead Kate Nevens MSP’s regional engagement, campaigns and community outreach across Edinburgh and Lothians East. You will shape local priorities into parliamentary work and support casework while line-managing the team’s Caseworker and overseeing the Engagement budget.

You’ll build relationships with community groups, organise meetings and events, and drive regional communications across press, newsletters and social content.